Adjustable door-frame.



M. M. MOEN. ADJUSTABLE DOOR FRAME.

Patented June 8, 1909.

g z JEFF UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

' MARCUS M. MOEN, OF OALMAR, IOWA.

ADJUSTAFLF. DOOR-FRAME.

Specification a Letters Pas-a.

Patented June 8, 1909.

, Application filed November is, 1907. Serial No. 402,570.

To all whom it may concern} Be it known that I, MARoUs'M. MoE'N, acitizen of the United States, residing at Calmar, in the county ofW'inneshiek and State of Iowa, have invented new. and useful Improvements in Adjustable Door-Frames, of which the following is aspecification.

These improvements relate to adjustable .by which the adjustingmechanism in the adjustable jamb will be placed and brought into moredirect connection with the door hinges or butts and worked out inconnection with, or as a part of these butts; and to provide variousarrangements and methods of construction for the installation andoperation of a transom in a frame with adjustable jambs over the door inadjustable door frames. I attain these objects by new, improved andnovel arrangements and methods of construction as hereinafter set forth,andyfinally as embodied in the claims, and as for joining the adjustableamb in the sides 1e adjustable jamb in the head of 'the.

illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which I Figure 1 is asectional view of an upper corner-of an adjustable door frame in a ver-,tical plane through the adjusting mechanisms in the adjustable jamb orrabbet strip showmg In section a new and improved appllance to tframe,and further showing part of a wall timber and also section of'ahinge. Fig; 2

is another sectional View of the upper corner of an adjustable doorframe in the same plane as Fig; 1, but showingan' appliance heretoforeused in adjustable door frames K for joining the adjustable jamb in, thesides to the adjustable jamb in the head. Fig. 3-

is a view of a supporting angle used at the ends of the adjustable jambin the head'of a frame. Fig. 4 is a view of a hook that is inserted intothe upper ends of the adjustable jambs in the sides of the frame andengaged and sliding in an opening in the supporting angle describedunder Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a front elevation ofpart of the jambs in an"adjustable door frame showing. one half of ahinge or butt in place, thisbutt being made so as to dispense with the rimmed Washer.

or nut. Fig. dis a sectional view in a ver-.

tical plane through the mechanisms in the adjustable jamb of a frameshowing a constructionthat provides for a transom over the door. In thisfigure part of a transom and part of a door are shown in elevation asfitted and hung'into the frame for the purpose of illustrating thisfeature of the frame later" on in this specification). Fig. 7 is a crosssection of a transom bar on the line- 11-'-l2 in Fig. 6- Fig. 8 is across section of another transom bar that may be used instead of the oneshown in Fig. 7. Fig. 9

is a view of a plate bent at one end for insertion into a notch on therear side of the adjustable jamb on the side of the transom, the otherend of which is provided with an opening to receive the hook describedunder Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is a view of a bracket used in the-transombarshown in Fig. 8, which when fastened to the stationary part of thistransom bar is a guiding means for the adjustable jamb in the transombar, a retaining means for the casing and which has a threaded holeengaging an actuating screw.

In the above described figures of the drawings the same referenceletters are used to indicate'similar or identical parts.

Agis a bracket, 13 a common washer, C an actuating screw, D a rimmedWasher, E a removable screw head or nut, all arts of the adjustingmechanism in an a justable door frame. 1

H isa wall timber, I are castings, L is the stationary and Nthe-adjustable jamb in the' frame; M is a door, R is a blocking for thestationary jamb, S is a hinge and a tran- V,

som.

To arrange for more convenient means of removing the rabbet strip oradjust-able jamb N from out of a .frame, I employ a supporting angle F(see Fig. fastened to the ends of the adjustable jamb N in the head ofthe .frame by a screw 0 (or screws 0). In the opening F of thissupport-angle F the horizontal extension G of the hook G is slidinglyengaged (see Fig. 4). The

hook G is inserted into the upper end of the adjustable jamb N in thesides of the frame (see Fig. 1) and held in place by a dowel G insertedinto the adjustable jamb in such a way as to en age a groove (P in thehook (see Figs. 1 and 4). The adjustable jambs N in the head and sidesof the frame being slidingly and operatively joined,'as just abovedescribed and as the adjustable jamb N in the head is rectilinearly heldin place and adjustable by the mechanismvin the head of the. frame, itfollows that the adjustable jambN in the sides is longitudinallysupported and adjustable through the said adjustable jamb N in the head.

The adjustable jamb N in the sides may be removed out of the frame'afterthe nut E has been taken off the actuating screw O'by simply pulling thehorizontal extension Gr of the hook Gr out of the opening F in thesupporting angle F (see Figs. 1, 3 ands). Other appliances heretoforeemployed for the purpose of operatively joining the ad-' 'justable jambsN in the sides andhead at the upper corner of adjustable door frameshave not been as convenient for removing the adjustable jambs out of theframe. For instance, the. appliance shown in Fi 2, in which in order toremove the ad ustable j amb N in the sides, the said adjustable j ainbmust first be moved back or pushed into the frame work so as to allowthe extended arm F of the supporting bracket F to pass out of therectangular o ening G in the plate G so that the said adjustable jambmay be dropped suiiiciently to allow the end of the said plate G to passunder the extended arm of the supporting bracket F. It is very essentialthat the adjustable jambs in a frame of this kind can be easily andconveniently removed out of the frame for various reasons and purposes,but particularly for the purpose of fastening and securing the edge ofcasings adjoining the adjustable jamb.

It 'is essential that the adjustable jamb or rabbet strip be held firmlyand rigidly in place especlally inthe side of the frame to which thedoor is hung so that the door will swing and work true. 7 To overcomeany slight vibration or springiness' there might be in the adjustablejamb caused by the weight and operation of the door on the hinges, Iprovide a hingein which either an opening is made into which the rimmedwasher usually fitted into the face of the adjustable jambN is inserted,or the hinge itself is constructed or provided with a rimmed washer cup.The adjustablejambN being rectilinearly held in place by the ac tuatingscrew C in the adjusting mechinism, it follows that if the said screw Cis brought into direct contact or connection with the door hinge byapplying the "nut E on the said screw C directly against the hinge asshown in Figs. 1 and 5 the liability to vibration of the said adjustablejamb N on account of the strain on the hinges by the door is entirelyeliminated. Further, combining the rimmed washer and the door hinge in aframe as just above described will in the finished frame present aneater appearance than where these are employed independently andseparately.

In adapting an adjustable door frame of this kind for a transom over thedoor in the frame the general construction and principles remain thesame, only variations of the different appliances and mechanisms beingnecessary.

The plate F (see Fig. 9) is secured to the adjustable jamb N in thesides of the frame above the transom bar by a screw 0 (or screws 0)which is reinforced by the bent end of said plate being inserted into anotch in said adjustable jamb and in this wayin connection with the hookG carries the adjustable jamb N in the sides of the frame below thetransom bar in the same manner as the combination of the hook G andangle F, illustrated in Fig. l and previously described;

In Fig. .6 the movable or adjustable part N of the transom bar isinserted between the lower end of the adjustable jamb N at the sides ofthe trausom and the upper end of the adjustable jamb N at the sides ofthe door in the frame. The movable or adjustable part N of the transombar being inserted between the ends of the adjustable jamb N in thesides of the frame in the manner just described. it follows that if thesaid adjustable jambs N in the sides are raised or lowered by turningthe actuating screw C in the head of the frame above the transom thatthe said 'movable or adjustable part N in the transom bar will be raisedor lowered with the said adjustable jambs N in the sides.

While the casing I (see Fig. 7 is stationary and fastened into thestationary part L of the transom bar by a nail or screw V, theabovedescribed movement of N of the transom bar is made possible by theopening P in the said part N through which the said nail or screw Vpasses.

The combination of the plate F and hook Gr (see Fig. 6) allows theadjustable jamb N above and below the transom bar, in the sides of theframe to be rectilinearly adjusted independently of each other, thehorizontal extension of the hook G being slidingly engaged in theopening F of the plate F This is a feature that enables me at all timesto have perfect adj ustmcnt to the sides of both the transom and thedoor, no matter What the varying requirements may be in either.

In the frame illustrated in Fig. 6 it will be noticed there is noprovision made for increasing or decreasing the height of the openingfor the transom; that is. there is no perpendicular adjustment providedfor in the frame with reference to the transom alone, the transom barshown in Fig. 7 being ltltl lLlll used. If, however, I desire suchadjustment I can use the transom bar shown in Fig. 8 in which themovable part ofthe transom bar is madein two pieces, N and N, thepiece-N being inserted between the ends of the adjustable jambs N, inthe sides of the frame in the same manner as the adjustable part N ofthe transom bar shown in Fig. 7 is in Fig. 6, and perpendicularly movedor adjusted as previously described, while the other piece Nis'perpendicularly adjustable independently of-thesaid adjustable jambsN in the sides of the frame, by an; adjusting mechanism, similar to theadjustingmechan- 5 ism employed in the sides and head of the frame,except that the bracket A is varied to the shape A (see Fig. 10) toaccommodate it for this purpose. The bracket A is fastened to thestationary part L of thetransom bar by a screw 0 (see Fig. 8). Thecasing I on the transom bar in this instance is fastened and held inposition by other screws 0 in the holes or slots A of the saidbracket A.r

Having thus described my invention of improvements in adjustable doorframes, what I claim is- 1. The combination in the upper corners ofadjustable'door frames made with an adjustable or movable jamb or rabbetstrip, of an appliance consisting of a supporting angle F and-a hook Gfor operatively join ing the adjustable jamb in the sidesto theadjustable jamb in the head and for supframe of the adjustable jambs orrabbet strips, not only inthe sides but also in the head, allsubstantially as'and for the pur poses set forth.

2. The combination in adjustable door frames made with an adjustable 'ormovable j amb or rabbet strip in which the actuating screw in theadjusting mechanism is brought adjustable jamb or rabbet strip, allsubstantially as and for the purposes set forth. 3. Thecombination withadjustable door frames made with an adjustable or movable jamb or rabbetstrip, of a movable and adj ustable transom bar, all so arranged thatthe adjustable jambs or rabbets are independently adjustable to thetransom or to the door, all substantially as and for the purposes setforth. MARCUS M. MOEN.

Witnesses CARL G. ANDERSON, CARL E. RING;

